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Korean figure skater Yuna Kim practices her women's short program on the first day of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Budwesier Gardens in London on Monday March 11, 2013. (CRAIG GLOVER, The London Free Press)

Tickets: Available for sale online at budweisergardens.com or at Gate 1 at the rink. Cost is $32 for lower bowl seating and $22 for upper bowl, plus applicable surcharges. From Wednesday to Sunday, an event ticket for the day’s first event is required to attend morning practices.

Tickets: Limited amount available at the door. Cost is $15 for the day and children 12 and under are free with an adult.

*Practice notes: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir hit the ice for the first time at their hometown worlds at 9:50 a.m. at Budweiser Gardens. U.S. rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White are on at 8 a.m. . . . Yuna Kim is on at 9:40 a.m. at Western Fair while Kaetlyn Osmond has Bud ice at 8 p.m. . . . Two-time world champ Patrick Chan skates at 11 a.m. at the Bud.

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WORLD MEDIA CONVERGE

International media is beginning to roll in. there are 250 accredited journalists and photographers, along with 300 on-air television and technical personnel. The broadcast crews come from seven countries — Canada, United States, Korea, Japan, Russia, China, Italy. The most heard comment early in this event . . . “This place has a lot of restaurants.”

KIM SIGHTING

Olympic champion Yuna Kim looked in tip-top shape in her opening practice Monday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens. But the South Korean star declined to talk about it — much to the chagrin of a large Asian news contingent following her every move. Korean officials indicated Kim would probably address the media Tuesday. The 22-year-old, formerly a Toronto resident coached by Brian Orser, hasn’t competed much in the last two years. This season, she won the tiny NRW Trophy event in Germany and the Korean nationals. Comeback or not, she’s still a massive threat to Italian Carolina Kostner’s world title defence.

INTIMATE VENUE

The Budweiser Gardens, the worlds’ main venue, fits in 9,046 for hockey, but skating bigwigs, gold-plated sponsors, the judges and media all need places to watch the action so the Bud will play to just under 7,000 capacity this week. Expect it to be louder than a typical Friday night hockey game, though.

FLYERS FAN

Austrian men’s skater Viktor Pfeifer didn’t don a Philadelphia Flyers T-shirt for his opening practice Monday to pay homage to Ilderton native — and current Flyer — Matt Read. The two-time Olympian trains in Wilmington, Del., a 25-minute drive from Philly, and teaches some skating at the Flyers practice facility. Pfeifer did take some flak for his team of choice before he left for London. “(Some) Jersey-bound skaters were not happy (about the shirt),” the 25-year-old said. “There were a bunch of people booing at me. (1992 Olympic champ) Viktor Petrenko was one of them. He said, ‘Boo, Flyers.’ They probably like the Devils or something.” Pfeifer goes to games when he can, which isn’t often. He’s close to graduating with a degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania, skates full time and coaches. “I get up early and do homework for four hours, mostly online, train after 10 a.m., then teach from 1-7 p.m.”